text:
Pervasive Software has announced an update to its Pervasive DataRush, offering extensible libraries for data preparation and analytics, as well as integration to the KNIME open source workflow interface for data mining.
Pervasive DataRush is an embedded parallel dataflow platform that helps eliminate performance bottlenecks in data-intensive applications. Its expanded capabilities enable a broader range of users to address the growing challenge and complexity of big data. The company claims that DataRush provides reduced runtimes for data preparation and analysis and enables the consumption of very large datasets without having to rely on sampling or the use of expensive, high-maintenance clusters.
With the ability to dynamically scale to utilize multicore technology, Pervasive DataRush-enabled applications can quickly overcome typical data preparation bottlenecks involved in cleansing, aggregating or de-duplicating data. This new release extends the platform to perform data mining and predictive analytics, allowing organizations to extract timely knowledge from their large data sets and enable more informed decisions.
"The scalability of Pervasive DataRush across cores and data sizes, its high throughput, extensibility, ease of implementation and cost-efficiency, allows users to 'future-proof' their applications to automatically take advantage of increased core counts as multicore hardware goes from dual-core to 8, 12, 24 or 48 cores and beyond," says Pervasive's Ray Newmark. "It takes care of complex parallel programming issues so developers can focus on their core challenges rather than on the intricacies of developing highly parallel multicore-ready applications."
The enhanced Pervasive DataRush capabilities, now generally available and accessible as a trial download include:
- New core analytics library including: k-Means clustering, naïve Bayes, decision tree (C4.5) and k-nearest neighbor classification algorithms
- Expanded data preparation capabilities
- New parallel analytic nodes for KNIME
- Java SDK to extend and customize data preparation and analytics capabilities
- JavaScript-based scripting interface


text:
Posts Tagged 'Andy Milne's Dapp Theory'
Saturday @ Winter Jazzfest (Day 2)
Got there around 8:15PM this time and started off, just as the day before, with trying to do some quick gig hopping and check out all the venues for the most appealing sounds…
On the average, I think it felt even more crowded than the day before (it was 2000 people both nights and it was sold out). Come to think of it, according to the data on Search&Restore website, the capacity of Zinc Bar is 250, 800 for le Poisson Rouge, 345 for Sullivan Hall (although I never saw that being at capacity),which totals 1395 people, theoretically. That would leave around 300 each for Kenny's Castaways and the Bitter End. So it's pretty understandable that the crowds were all over the place.
1. Bernie Worrell Orchestra @ le Poisson RougeKyle Cadena, guitar / Andrew Kimball, guitar / Scott Hogan, bass / Glen Fittin, percussion / Shlomi Cohen, alto sax / Ofer Assaf, tenor sax / Justin Mullens, trumpet / Karl Latham, drums / Evan Taylor, drums
Pretty straightforward funky kind of music. Hopped on pretty soon…
2. Herculaneum @ Kenny's CastawaysDylan Ryan, drums / David McDonnell, alto saxophone / Nick Broste, trombone / Nate Lepine, tenor saxophone and flute / Patrick Newbery, trumpet / Greg Danek, bass
Stopped by really briefly: seemed like a nice hang, but not spectacular enough to settle down…
3. Lionel Loueke @ Zinc Bar
Lionel Loueke, guitar and vocals / Michael Olatuja, bass / Mark Guiliana, drums
Although I had heard Lionel Loueke a few times, I was a bit curiuos to hear this particular lineup with Mark Guiliana on drums. Finally managed to get in to Zinc Bar (it was so crowded that I didn't really see anything). They sounded nice, but I only stayed for a tune or so, as the mission for the night was to hear something mind blowing…🙂
4. Andy Milne's Dapp Theory @ the Bitter End
Andy Milne, piano, keyboards & vocals / John Moon, poet / Aaron Kruziki, reeds & vocals / Chris Tordini, basses & vocals / Kenny Grohowski, drums & guitar
Back to the Bitter End. That one was crowded as well (oddly, everybody also stayed near the door, actually there was more room on the other side of the room). The band had energy and intention + they played well, so it was a pleasure to listen. Later on John Moon, the poet and vocalist in the band, performed some interesting improvised (?) poetry, locking it in with the band's groove. Haven't heard things like that too often, so I thought it sounded interesting, the rhythm of the words and the music…
5. Mostly Other People Do The Killing @ Kenny's CastawaysPeter Evans, trumpet / Jon Irabagon, saxophone / Moppa Elliott, bass / Kevin Shea, drums
Didn't fascinate that much me at the moment. Hopped on…
6. Fabian Almazan and Strings @ Sullivan Hall
Fabian Almazan, piano / Linda Oh, bass / Henry Cole, drums / Jenny Scheinman: Violin. I / Megan Gould, violin. II / Karen Waltuch, viola / Noah Hoffeld, cello
Didn't hear enough of it to form an opinion. And to be honest, I thought Sullivan Hall wasn't that appropriate a venue to hear this kind of music anyway as the sound of the room is more suitable for rock (bass is heavy, not so clear overall). On the average, the venues that have jazz in New York normally have really great balanced sound (rooms are dry and not emphasizing any particular frequencies). So I'd rather hear Fabian Almazan and Strings somewhere else.
7. Justin Brown Group @ Sullivan Hall
Fabian Almazan, fender Rhodes & piano / Burness Travis, electric bass / Matthew Stevens, guitar / Special guest Ambrose Akinmusire, trumpet / Justin Brown, drums
Another band I was looking forward to hearing – but somehow the music and the playing didn't touch me this time.
8. Vijay Iyer trio @ le Poisson Rouge
Vijay Iyer, piano / Stephan Crump, bass / Marcus Gilmore, drums
That one was great! The only drawback was that Le Poisson Rouge was packed as hell. Marcus Gilmore, once again, sounded great. And so did Stephan Crump on bass and Vijay himself. Looking forward to hearing them again soon, preferably in a bit more relaxed environment.
9. Allison Miller's BOOM TIC BOOM @ the Bitter End
Myra Melford, piano / Jenny Scheinman, violin / Brad Jones, bass / Allison Miller, drums
The Bitter End was packed as hell as well, but I managed to squeeze through the mob to the other side of the room, so it was quite cozy. I also found the music to be charming somehow, although it probably wouldn't have been a jazz purist's cup of tea (again, this conflict between the rhythmic worlds of jazz and folk). Allison Miller had loads of great musical ideas, enjoyable grooves and it was refreshing to hear her creative musical vision pouring out of the drum set: she treats the instrument in quite a unique way. They also had a nice energy as a band and were clearly enjoying what they do – it is always incredible to witness how much that actually adds (regardless of the actual music).
10. Taylor Eigsti trio @ the Bitter End
Taylor Eigsti, piano / Eric Harland, drums / Harish Raghavan, bass
That was the highlight of the day for me. Great musicians, great band! First, they played a few originals, then a pretty impressive version of Wayne Shorter's Deluge. Tenor player Dayna Stephens stepped up as special guest for (his arrangement of) Joe Henderson's Black Narcissus. For the last tune, vocalist Becca Stevens joined for a tune written by her and Eigsti, Magnolia.
What impressed me most in the concert was Eigsti's almost McCoy Tyner kind of energy in his melodic lines. It was also great how he made musically meaningful use of textures of the actual instruments, combining the more intense sound of the piano (even more noteworthy as the actual piano seemed to be rather crappy) and the mellow sound of Rhodes. Harish Raghavan's command of the bass was almost scary. And Eric Harland was as great as ever, or better.
11. Tyshawn Sorey Oblique @ the Bitter End
Tyshawn Sorey, drums / Loren Stillman, alto saxophone / Todd Neufeld, guitar / John Escreet, piano, keyboards / Chris Tordini, bass
Although that was one of the late-night sets (starting at 01:45 AM) and many had departed, but there seemed to be quite a few musicians around to see this one. What bothered me about this one, though, was how they (not Tyshawn though) seemed to be struggling with all the reading. Most players were so fixed on their sheet music that it looked almost humorous. Although this kind of intellectual and many-faceted compositions seem to be one of the interesting developments in jazz and one probably can't really play music like that by heart, is reading music really supposed to be something that jazz musicians should demonstrate in such extreme ways? I feel that lot of the effortlessness and grace that one would expect from the live music gets lost. All were great musicians (heard some spectacular solos and overall amazing musicianship), though, and it was kind of fun to try to process and make sense of the load of musical information presented (giving an almost sport-like thrill…).
Related articles
- Live: Winter Jazzfest Breaks Down Boundaries And Confounds Expectations (blogs.villagevoice.com)
- Music feast ahead: Winter Jazzfest 2012 (ineskuusik.wordpress.com)
- Music Review: Winter Jazzfest With Herculaneum and ERIMAJ – Review (nytimes.com)
- Friday at Winter Jazz Fest (Day 1) (ineskuusik.wordpress.com)
- Fabian Almazan Trio -][- Personalities [Palmetto Records, 2011] (theurbanflux.wordpress.com)
- Flux Jazz Essentials for 2011? (theurbanflux.wordpress.com)
- Winter Jazzfest Review (avantmusicnews.com)

subset: commoncrawl


text:
DeKALB – A little girl stood at the bottom of a metal ladder, impatiently shuffling from one foot to another as she waited her turn to peer through the massive telescope.
The girl was among hundreds who gathered at the Northern Illinois University observatory June 5 to get a glimpse of the planet Venus as it crossed the face of the sun, a rare astronomical event that isn't expected to happen again for 105 years.
Gene Savory of Malta said he was there because "this doesn't happen that often."
"My brother told me it was just going to be a little black dot, but I wanted to see it," Cat Nefstead of Steward said.
Exploring the travel habits of the planet second closest to our sun gave many first-time visitors the chance to discover the observatory itself, which manager Matt Wiesner refers to as "one of the best kept secrets at NIU."
"People are always coming up to me and telling me they didn't know it was here," he said. "We love having people visit. There is always something neat to see."
"It's a great resource to have here," first-time visitor John Hulseberg of Sycamore said.
Hulseberg and his wife, Laura, took their three small children to witness the once-in-a-lifetime transit of Venus. According to its website, the observatory is intended to educate not only NIU students but the community at large.
The observatory, part of NIU's Department of Physics, is located in a silver dome at the top of Davis Hall, at the intersection of Normal and Locust streets on the NIU campus. While visitors can take an elevator up the first five floors of the building, they must then traverse a series of narrowing staircases to reach the observatory on the ninth floor.
The observatory was built in 1965 and rests on a pair of hydraulic cylinders, which allow the floor to be raised and lowered for better viewing.
For special events like the transit of Venus, when the narrow, winding stairwell is filled with visitors, groups of about 20 are ushered into the observatory at a time. Once inside, visitors line the circular room and take turns climbing a half-dozen metal steps to peer through the telescope at the heavens above.
On occasions when it's not so busy, visitors can push a button in the waiting room that leads into the observatory or knock on the observatory's trap door – which is always closed so those inside can move around – to gain access.
Wiesner, who directs groups, explains to visitors what they're looking at and answers questions, said private groups normally get an hour or an hour and a half in the observatory.
The observatory houses a Celestron 14-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope, a TeleVue 85mm refracting telescope, a Losmandy G-11 equatorial mount and various astrophotography equipment, including a Pentium computer, a CCD camera and two 35mm cameras.
To help visitors figure out what they're viewing, the observatory has several star charts and maps, as well as "The Sky" star-finding software and an astrophotography calculation program on its computer.
The observatory also has a mobile telescope, which can be used in any dark place for public events. It was constructed by former DHO manager Laura Layton and uses a Dobsonian mount which can be transported in the back of a vehicle. On Oct. 7, 2009, the mobile telescope was used at an event at the White House.
NIU physics professor David Hedin, who is responsible for purchasing telescopes for the department, said NIU's first telescope, purchased in 1960, wasn't built properly. A research telescope should be grounded to the earth and the building constructed around it, he said. Because NIU's telescope is on top of a six-story building, Hedin said it sways slightly. Since the telescope can't be locked down to be rock solid, it is not suitable for scientific research.
Which is fine with amateur stargazers, many of whom said they'll definitely go back.
"Now we know what to expect," Laura Hulseberg said.
"It's pretty cool," Bethany Sweceney of DeKalb said. "It seems like everyone was able to get up there."
The observatory is free and open to the public from 7 to 11 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays during the school year. From May 11 to Aug. 27, it is open by appointment. To make an appointment or for more information, call 815-753-1305, email firstname.lastname@example.com or visit www.niu.edu/physics/observatory.
Wiesener said that 95 percent of the viewings are held at night when, weather permitting, more of the sky is visible.
Eyes on the skies
DeKALB – A little girl stood at the bottom of a metal ladder, impatiently shuffling from one foot to another as she waited her turn to peer through the massive telescope.


text:
10A. *Jazz devotees : CATS. Holy cats!
15A. *Plant need : WATER. Holy water, used for sprinkling on the bedeviled Linda Blair in "The Exorcist"
24A. *Restaurant kitchen workload : ORDERS. Holy orders.
54A. *Vinaigrette ingredient : OIL. Holy oil.
60A. *Touch down : LAND. Holy land.
61A. *Fire sign : SMOKE. Holy smoke!
And the unifier:
A whopping 66 theme blocks, and a rare collaboration between Don G and his wife Barbie.
Let's see what else they have to offer us!
5. Crème de la crème : A LIST
14. "Tulip chair" designer Saarinen : EERO
16. Crowning : ATOP
17. Some HDTVs : RCAS
18. Hopelessly lost : AT SEA
19. Pasta/rice brand word : RONI. Rice-A-Roni, the San Francisco treat.
20. Basic computer command : RUN, dammit, run!!!
21. "Check, mate" : AYE. Cute clue.
22. Common Cape Cod feature : DORMER. The houses, not the peninsula.
26. Get one's teeth into : CHEW.
28. Bush spokesman Fleischer : ARI
29. Invoice word : REMIT
30. Encourages : PRODS
31. "___ a problem" : NOT
32. Palm tree starch : SAGO
33. Organize, in a way : SORT
34. Incidentally, in IMs : BTW. By the way...(in Instant Messaging) way..
38. Summer setting in in Chi-town : CDT. Central Daylight Time.
40. Off-the-wall response? : ECHO. Great clue.
41. 61-Across curl : WISP. Not sure I liked seeing a non-theme entry cross-referencing a theme entry.
44. Rival : FOE
45. Catchall checkbox : OTHER
46. One point from a service break : AD OUT. Tennis.
48. Football's Parseghian : ARA
49. Thing to cook up : PLOT
50. "Just like that!" : PRESTO
51. To a greater extent : MORE SO
53. Expert in pop psychology? : MOM. Another funny clue.
55. ___ ideal world : IN AN
56. First name in bologna : OSCAR. My bologna also has a second name: M-A-Y-E-R.
59. One-named illustrator : ERTÉ. His real name is Romain de Tirtoff. Self-styled as "er-té", which is the french pronunciation of his initials.
62. Stepped heavily : TROD
63. What some losers have to resist : YENS. Dieters can't just give in to any yen they might have.
64. Cary of "The Princess Bride" : ELWES
65. "___-mite!": "Good Times" catchword : DYNO
2. Bolts down : SECURES
3. Fictional wolf's disguise : GRANDMA
4. Talking-___: tongue lashings : TOs
5. Somewhat far : AWAYS. "It's quite aways from here..." (Is that regional usage?)
6. Past curfew : LATE
7. Part of TGIF : IT'S. Thank goodness it's Friday! Oh wait, it's only Thursday...
9. Acquired by, in the big leagues : TRADED TO
10. "The Alienist" writer : CARR. Never read it. Hahtool, would I like it?
11. Cartoon hero with antennae : ATOM ANT. Hey, Ant!
12. Twelve-note scale, e.g. : TONE ROW. Even after reading this article, I still don't know what it is...
21. Lovable droid : ARTOO. Mr. Detoo.
23. Clumsy hammerers' cries : OWs
25. Square dance complement : EIGHT. Yellowrocks knows this, for sure!
26. Hobby with hooks : CROCHET
27. 30-Down genre : HORROR
30. Classic film involving a split personality : PSYCHO. No way am I going to link that shower scene...
34. A sleeper hit may be on it : B SIDE. Does an mp3 download still have a "B-side"?
36. Went wild : LET LOOSE. Um, I think I'll let someone else link the spring break pics...
37. Bee complex : SWARM. I get a complex whenever I see a swarm of bees let loose.
38. Circles around the sun : CORONAE. Plural of Corona. Best seen during an eclipse.
42. "My sympathies" : SO SORRY... (Dear Ann's reply)
43. Exhortation from a gift giver : PUT IT ON. Didn't you just hate getting those scratchy sweaters from grandma?
45. Chances for photos : OPS
50. Small openings : PORES
52. Fades to black : ENDS...we're getting there!
53. Create : MAKE
57. Tee size letters : SML
59. Flight board abbr.: ETD. Estimated time of departure.
(...fade to black)
Don's Note:
Notes from C.C.:
1) Here is a sweet picture of Don and his wife Barbie.
2) Happy Birthday to CrazyCat!


text:
On Nov. 6, U.S. voters will choose our nation's leaders and hope those individuals will understand that agriculture is the backbone of the nation's economy and that further regulations against farmers and ranchers will only weaken that backbone. On a state and local level, however, there are also battles to fight to protect the future of agriculture.
In North Dakota, there are two ballot measures related to animal care and food production that you should know about. Whether or not you live in North Dakota, similar versions of these two measures may be coming to your home state, so to better protect your interests in the future, it's important to understand the precedent being set now.
• Measure 5 (North Dakota Prevention of Animal Cruelty Initiative 2012) would make it a class C felony for an individual to maliciously harm a dog, cat or horse. At first glance, most would agree that abusing animals should be punishable by law; however, this initiative isn't as clear-cut as it seems.
Measure 5 is funded by an out-of-state activist group, the Humane Society of the U.S. (HSUS), an organization known for its anti-agriculture, anti-hunting agenda. The measure would only apply to rare acts of heinous abuse, which rarely occur in the state, but many in North Dakota are concerned that passing this measure would set a precedent for future actions that would regulate ranchers out of business and drive up the cost of food.
According to the North Dakota Stockmen's Association (NDSA), "The measure only applies to dogs, cats and horses and leaves out all other species of animals. It will not improve animal treatment in North Dakota; in fact, without clear definitions, those doing right by animals could even be at risk of being charged with a felony. Your "no" vote does not mean you are an advocate of animal cruelty. Your no vote means you believe in a better solution for ALL animals. Visit ndanimalcare.com to read about the alternative solution -- legislation that gives clear definitions and solutions for cruelty for all animals."
On the NDSA website, there are several links to editorials and supporting information against Measure 5, and there is also information on the North Dakota Animal Stewards, a growing coalition representing farmers, ranchers, veterinarians, pet owners, animal shelter workers and sportsmen. Check it out here.
• Measure 3 (North Dakota Farming and Ranching Amendment 2012), sponsored by the North Dakota Farm Bureau, calls for a constitutional amendment that would block any law "which abridges the right of farmers and ranchers to employ agricultural technology, modern livestock production and ranching practices.
According to North Dakota Feeding Families, "Protect food choices for you and me, vote YES on Measure 3. To keep our food choices abundant, safe and secure, we need to do more to safeguard the practices our farmers and ranchers use to grow our food. That's why we are encouraging North Dakota voters to vote YES on Measure 3, an amendment to North Dakota's Constitution safeguarding modern farming and ranching practices. Measure 3 will be on the November 2012 ballot, and will read as follows: 'The right of farmers and ranchers to engage in modern farming and ranching practices shall be forever guaranteed in this state. No law shall be enacted which abridges the right of farmers and ranchers to employ agricultural technology, modern livestock production and ranching practices.'"
KFYR-TV reports, "If the measure is passed, a new section would be added to Article 11 of North Dakota Constitution to prohibit any law that abridges the right of farmers and ranchers to use agricultural technology, modern livestock, and ranching practices."
Understand the key issues facing your state; be an informed citizen and vote. Your voice matters!
Where do you stand on these two measures? What issues are being voted on in your state? Let us know the challenges you face. Share your election updates in the comments section below.


text:
By DAVID GREEN
Fayette residents might be facing higher sewer use rates to help cover a shortfall in operating expenses.
Village administrator Amy Metz told members of the finance committee at a meeting Jan. 12 that sewage system expenses are not covered by the existing rates. She presented three rate options that would cover the current costs.
Committee member Jerry Gonzales asked Metz to obtain rates charged by neighboring communities before taking any action.
Paul Shaffer asked for an update on late payments for water and sewer bills and for the enhancement fees.
Village fiscal officer Lisa Zuver suggested making bill-paying easier by allowing payment by credit card, debit card or through an automatic withdrawal option.
Committee members also favor monthly billing, based on quarterly meter readings.
ENHANCEMENT—Council heard the second of three readings for a proposed ordinance regarding the sewer and water enhancement fees.
Currently, the enhancement fees are levied for each water meter. A multiple dwelling unit with one meter pays only one set of fees.
The new ordinance would levy a quarterly fee of $7.50 for water service and $25 for sewer service on each unit within a dwelling.
A house with two apartments, for example, would be assessed for each apartment. Many apartments in town have a water meter for each unit and enhancements fees are already paid.
The enhancement fees were put in place to build a fund for repair and replacement of the water and sewer systems.
WATER USE—Metz will continue to monitor water use. Daily pumping is averaging about 10,000 gallons more than expected, but no more leaks have been located.


text:
Congratulations to all those who participated in this year's CMWC in Chcicago. From their blog: chicagocmwc.tumblr.com
Preliminary results were posted www.chicagocmwc.com/results.php Sino from Japan is a maniac and may very well be the fastest messenger in the world…again.
The main race was today and were are eagerly waiting to find out who won.


text:
Jerry King Musser:
Twelve international artists were each invited to choose a month in 2007, and to record an audio file of themselves speaking all the days of that month, ie: Monday, January 1st, Tuesday, January 2nd, etc. Those audio files were forwarded to me where I added additional sounds or musical elements in response to what they had submitted. Each artist spoke their days in their native language. The result is a conceptual experiment to achieve a 'verbal' calendar. Each month's audio file (MP3) is available for online listening without charge or registration. A good quality computer sound system or headset is highly recommended. Future 'Spoken Days' years will feature speakers from various commonly-held occupations, beliefs or interests, ie: actors, politicians, blue collar workers, and so on. This project was not motivated by politics, religion, or financial goal. It was independently funded by time spent in the process and by the generosity of the various international participants.
Originally posted on Rhizome.org Raw by Jerry King Musser


text: Every Sunday, Texas on the Potomac presents some of the best political cartoons from the award-winning artists of Hearst Newspapers. Today, we feature work by John de Rosier of the Albany Times Union, David Horsey of SeattlePI.com and Nick Anderson of the Houston Chronicle. Here are more cartoons from Anderson.


text:
Nina Ottoson's Dog Brick Treat Puzzle requires the dog to first dislodge removable bones, then to push sliding covers and access hidden treats. Read More
This product is currently unavailable for purchase.
Nina Ottoson Dog Brick Treat PuzzleRequires dog to first dislodge removable bones, then to push sliding covers and access hidden treats. Level of difficulty can be varied, depending upon the dog's experience.
On a difficulty scale from 1 being low to 3 being high, this game is a 2 to 3.
- Brand: Nina Ottoson
- Type: Interactive
- Difficulty: 2-3
Reviews (2)
"their FAVORITE"
Of all the Nina games, this one seems to be a favorite of both Annie and Abbie. They like to slide the doors with their noses. Abbie uses her mouth to remove the bone covers and Annie uses her paws. Interesting to see how each solves the puzzle......
"Fun & Easy"
I enjoy watching my Vizsla complete the game in about 15 - 20 seconds. It takes me longer to set it up than for Rudy to get all of the goodies. It looked as if it would be more difficult then it is. A good quality toy & she looks foward to playing everyday.


text:
Mist Black Backpack
Slydes Mist black backpack with subtle transparent look. Includes embossed Slydes logo on the back, front and large central storage with zip lock.
Slydes ship to Europe, and the rest of the world, in 5-10 working days from our Manchester HQ.
While you're waiting, you'll be able to track your delivery online from dispatch to your door, as all orders are sent fully trackable.
|Standard Delivery
Orders over 30€
|International (Rest of World)
We want your Slydes to be perfect, so you've got 14 days after receiving to change your mind and return or exchange them.
Any issues? Tell us. We can take it.
If you're unhappy with something or spot a fault, we can fix it. Email us at email@example.com
Wearing your Slydes
Slydes are designed to be comfortable all day, made with materials chosen specifically to avoid that annoying rubbing feeling. Style is important to us, but so is substance.
Taking care of your Slydes
Slydes are designed to look great, but they're pretty tough too. They should stay looking fresh and new if you wipe any marks away with a damp cloth.
If you change your mind (we don't think you will)
Email us at firstname.lastname@example.com - we'll give you a special code and a return address. Make sure you post your Slydes back to us in the original packaging within 7 days. Your money will be back in your account within 7 working days, excluding the delivery charge (that bit's non-refundable).


text:
BTO Sports A3 Party in the Pits
Anaheim 3 is this weekend and BTO Sports is excited to announce the "Party in the Pits" for Anaheim 3 Supercross celebration this Saturday, February 2nd at Angels Stadium. The last two previous BTO's Party in the Pits at Anaheim were a huge success , so be sure to get there before all the food and prizes are gone, as this is the last stop in Anaheim this season.
Beginning at 12:30pm, BTO Sports will open up it's hospitality area to the fans and issue some VIP prize bags, fresh grilled food, and other refreshments while supplies last.
Any time after 12:30, come by and say hello to one of the BTO Girls, and they will direct you where to sign up for the fun. Shortly thereafter, you will be given a ticket to the VIP hospitality area.
All food, refreshments, and prize bags are given out on a first come first serve basis, for as long as supplies last.
This Saturday, BTO Sports will be reporting live again at Anaheim 3! Join us at www.btosportsnews.com all day Saturday for our live race day blog, featuring live practice/race updates, exclusive photos and videos of all the race action. From the track to the pits, feel like you are there with the BTO Sports Race Day Blog!
Be sure to bookmark www.btosportsnews.com now and stay updated on all the action from Anaheim 3!


text:
Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa has shown her vishwaroopam. And there lay a movie gasping for breath, and an artist wounded yet proud.
It is not just Kamal who has been maimed. The Tamil Nadu government has run over creativity, freedom of expression and the right to art, while the wheels of justice move ever so slowly. There may be much more to it than what meets the eye in this sordid drama orchestrated by the powers that be, but the way in which the authorities went about it displays a nauseating combination of appeasement, victimisation and megalomania.
A week after all the 31 district collectors decided – as if by divine intervention – not to allow screening of Kamal's movie Vishwaroopam, fearing "law and order problem" from Muslims, a high court interim order on Tuesday night came as a glimmer of hope for Kamal. After advocating a negotiated settlement, finally Justice K Venkataraman of the Madras high court stayed the government ban on the movie, which meant Vishwaroopam could be released till further orders. This came after six hours of arguments and the Centre submitting that the movie had nothing that would offend religious sentiments.
The state government's immediate reaction spoke volumes about its intention. No sooner than the interim order was delivered late night, an entourage of government lawyers descended on the residence of acting chief justice Elipe Dharma Rao seeking suspension of the order. About 15 hours later, a division bench comprising Justices Rao and Aruna Jagadeesan stalled the interim order. In essence, the bench said the prohibitory orders were issued by the district collectors and that the appeal for reprieve should go to them. Vishwaroopam, once again, was in limbo.
Let the legal eagles debate the law points – which are there for anyone to see – but why is the government so hell bent on stalling this movie that deals with global terror? If politics of minority appeasement is a clear reason, there are other, less spoken about, factors. One, as I mentioned in my previous blog, was Kamal's statement at the launch of a book on Union finance minister P Chidambaram on December 30, 2012. Kamal left none guessing when he said he desired to see a dhoti-clad Tamilian as the Prime Minister. Someone was clearly not amused by this statement.
After a long silence, DMK leader M Karunanidhi on Wednesday spoke about some other whispers, in a statement on Wednesday evening. "A television channel close to the AIADMK wanted to buy the telecast rights of Vishwaroopam," he said. "But the deal did not come through."
Are these reasons enough to stop the release of a movie, purportedly made with Rs 95 crore, by one of the most acclaimed artists in the industry whose secular credentials have never been a suspect? Well, ego doesn't germinate from reasons. And reasoning is the first casualty when ego blooms. Some places in Chennai are gardens of these blooms.
Kamal was gracious enough to offer a few cuts in consultation with some Muslim groups (not the ones demanding the ban), but I understand he is not ready to go down on his knees to salvage his creation— or probably his life's savings. Going by the legal proceedings, it would be another week – and several crores of Kamal's rupees down the drain – before the honourable judge would hear the rightful and the wronged. If justice can't, God save Vishwaroopam.


text:
Jennifer Lawrence has been the object of universal love and adoration -- here too, as Duana and I could not get enough of her -- following the Oscars (even though, um, hers probably wasn't the best performance in the field. Come on. She was good. But was she better than Riva, Chastain, and Watts?). It's a popularity contest. And no one, right now, is more popular or perfect than Jennifer Lawrence. Except maybe Tom Brady.
It was announced this week that Brady took a pay cut to stay with the Patriots and help them build a better team. Brady agreed to an under-market salary (meaning he's worth a lot more and other teams would have happily thrown it at him) in pursuit of the ultimate goal: another Super Bowl ring. And then everyone started whipping their dicks out in admiration of his generous sacrifice.
Um, he's getting $27 million with a $30 million signing bonus on top.
Still, suddenly they were talking about him like he's a humanitarian. Jim Rome went off on it brilliantly yesterday on his radio show. Only Tom f-cking Brady, right? Only Tom Brady can come out a charitable hero after guaranteeing himself almost $60 million for playing football. At one point, Rome was all like, you know when you wake up from a really great dream and it's like, sh-t, that was just a dream, and the disappointment sets in?
Well, that doesn't happen to Tom Brady. He wakes up from a really great dream and…there's no difference between his life and his dream.
Me, I see it a little differently.
Even my dreams aren't as great as Tom Brady's life! Like, I am incapable, consciously or subconsciously, of conjuring a fantasy that would even compare to his reality!
Brady astutely declined to discuss the details of his deal and instead focused his comments on the team:
"I really do just want to win, and that has and will continue to be the reason that motivates me and is the biggest factor in my decision-making process. I don't want to talk about this on the radio or anywhere else for that matter. Athletes are always talking about money at a time when everyone else is struggling so badly to make it. We all make way more than our fair share. And I just think it reflects poorly on myself and my teammates." (Source)
Sh-t, can you imagine if Tom Brady campaigned for an Oscar?
Attached -- Brady and Gisele Bundchen at the WME pre-Oscar party at Ari Emmanuel's on Friday night. These two are so good-looking it's crazy. You know who else was there? Liam Hemsworth. You know who wasn't there? January Jones. Not that that has anything to do with anything.


text:
About one year ago, I already mentionned why I loved Fring. now Fring has recently released an official version (V184.108.40.206) for the iPhone 3G or the iPod Touch.
It installs in a snapshot and off you go… Once signed in, I recovered all my previous settings and contacts. When used for a call, you will be prompted which service to use for each call – Skype, SIP or Cellular in my case – could not be easier.
- Straightforward install for the Apple AppStore
- Support of numerous services
- Access to the iPhone contact list
- No resident software, software needs to run to receive incoming calls
- WiFi only, no calls when connected on 3G or EDGE networks


text:
NOTHING appears more surprizing to those, who consider human affairs with a philosophical eye, than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few; and the implicit submission, with which men resign their own sentiments and passions to those of their rulers. When we enquire by what means this wonder is effected, we shall find, that, as FORCE is always on the side of the governed, the governors have nothing to support them but opinion. It is therefore, on opinion only that government is founded; and this maxim extends to the most despotic and most military governments, as well as to the most free and most popular. The soldan of EGYPT, or the emperor of ROME, might drive his harmless subjects, like brute beasts, against their sentiments and inclination: But he must, at least, have led his mamalukes, or prætorian bands, like men, by their opinion.
Opinion is of two kinds, to wit, opinion of INTEREST, and opinion of RIGHT. By opinion of interest, I chiefly understand the sense of the general advantage which is reaped from government; together with the persuasion, that the particular government, which is established, is equally advantageous with any other that could easily be settled. When this opinion prevails among the generality of a state, or among those who have the force in their hands, it gives great security to any government.
Right is of two kinds, right to POWER and right to PROPERTY. What prevalence opinion of the first kind has over mankind, may easily be understood, by observing the attachment which all nations have to their ancient government, and even to those names, which have had the sanction of antiquity. Antiquity always begets the opinion of right; and whatever disadvantageous sentiments we may entertain of mankind, they are always found to be prodigal both of blood and treasure in the maintenance of public justice. There is, indeed, no particular, in which, at first sight, there may appear a greater contradiction in the frame of the human mind than the present. When men act in a faction, they are apt, without shame or remorse, to neglect all the ties of honour and morality, in order to serve their party; and yet, when a faction is formed upon a point of right or principle, there is no occasion, where men discover a greater obstinacy, and a more determined sense of justice and equity. The same social disposition of mankind is the cause of these contradictory appearances.
It is sufficiently understood, that the opinion of right to property is of moment in all matters of government. A noted author has made property the foundation of all government;[1] and most of our political writers seem inclined to follow him in that particular. This is carrying the matter too far; but still it must be owned, that the opinion of right to property has a great influence in this subject.
Upon these three opinions, therefore, of public interest, of right to power, and of right to property, are all governments founded, and all authority of the few over the many. There are indeed other principles, which add force to these, and determine, limit, or alter their operation; such as self-interest, fear, and affection: But still we may assert, that these other principles can have no influence alone, but suppose the antecedent influence of those opinions above-mentioned. They are, therefore, to be esteemed the secondary, not the original principles of government.
For, first, as to self-interest, by which I mean the expectation of particular rewards, distinct from the general protection which we receive from government, it is evident that the magistrate's authority must be antecedently established, at least be hoped for, in order to produce this expectation. The prospect of reward may augment his authority with regard to some particular persons; but can never give birth to it, with regard to the public. Men naturally look for the greatest favours from their friends and acquaintance; and therefore, the hopes of any considerable number of the state would never center in any particular set of men, if these men had no other title to magistracy, and had no separate influence over the opinions of mankind. The same observation may be extended to the other two principles of fear and affection. No man would have any reason to fear the fury of a tyrant, if he had no authority over any but from fear; since, as a single man, his bodily force can reach but a small way, and all the farther power he possesses must be founded either on our own opinion, or on the presumed opinion of others. And though affection to wisdom and virtue in a sovereign extends very far, and has great influence; yet he must antecedently be supposed invested with a public character, otherwise the public esteem will serve him in no stead, nor will his virtue have any influence beyond a narrow sphere.
A Government may endure for several ages, though the balance of power, and the balance of property do not coincide. This chiefly happens, where any rank or order of the state has acquired a large share in the property; but from the original constitution of the government, has no share in the power. Under what pretence would any individual of that order assume authority in public affairs? As men are commonly much attached to their ancient government, it is not to be expected, that the public would ever favour such usurpations. But where the original constitution allows any share of power, though small, to an order of men, who possess a large share of the property, it is easy for them gradually to stretch their authority, and bring the balance of power to coincide with that of property. This has been the case with the house of commons in ENGLAND.
Most writers, that have treated of the BRITISH government, have supposed, that, as the lower house represents all the commons of GREAT BRITAIN, its weight in the scale is proportioned to the property and power of all whom it represents. But this principle must not be received as absolutely true. For though the people are apt to attach themselves more to the house of commons, than to any other member of the constitution; that house being chosen by them as their representatives, and as the public guardians of their liberty; yet are there instances where the house, even when in opposition to the crown, has not been followed by the people; as we may particularly observe of the tory house of commons in the reign of king WILLIAM.[2] Were the members obliged to receive instructions from their constituents, like the DUTCH deputies, this would entirely alter the case; and if such immense power and riches, as those of all the commons of GREAT BRITAIN, were brought into the scale, it is not easy to conceive, that the crown could either influence that multitude of people, or withstand that overbalance of property. It is true, the crown has great influence over the collective body in the elections of members; but were this influence, which at present is only exerted once in seven years, to be employed in bringing over the people to every vote, it would soon be wasted; and no skill, popularity, or revenue, could support it. I must, therefore, be of opinion, that an alteration in this particular would introduce a total alteration in our government, and would soon reduce it to a pure republic; and, perhaps, to a republic of no inconvenient form. For though the people, collected in a body like the ROMAN tribes, be quite unfit for government, yet when dispersed in small bodies, they are more susceptible both of reason and order; the force of popular currents and tides is, in a great measure, broken; and the public interest may be pursued with some method and constancy. But it is needless to reason any farther concerning a form of government, which is never likely to have place in GREAT BRITAIN, and which seems not to be the aim of any party amongst us. Let us cherish and improve our ancient government as much as possible, without encouraging a passion for such dangerous novelties.
1. [Probably James Harrington (1611-1677), author of the Commonwealth of Oceana (1656), who maintained that the balance of political power depends upon the balance of property, especially landed property ]
2. [During the period from 1698 to 1701, the House of Commons, under Tory control, opposed measures taken by William III for the security of Europe against Louis XIV of France. When the county of Kent sent petitioners to London in 1701 to chide the House of Commons for its distrust of the king and its delay in voting supplies, the petitioners were arrested. Public disgust at the treatment of the Kentish petitioners was expressed in a Whig pamphlet called the Legion Memorial (1701). The Kentish Petition and the Legion Memorial proved that popular feeling was on the king's side in this struggle with the Commons.]
Contents | Text Version | Home | Constitution Society


text:
Citric Acid
Hey everyone! Do you love all citrusy kinds of foods? Or maybe you just like the smells of them? Well here at Nature's Garden we actually offer citrus acid for you to add to your products. Citrus acid is a weak, natural, and organic acid generally found in fruits, such as lemons, oranges, limes, tangerines, and grapefruit. It can be used for soaps, cosmetics and for awesome bath bombs. (Come on, we all know how much fun bath bombs are!) However, it can also be used in food production and has many other uses as well.
Citric acid is in most fruits and vegetables and is found in the metabolisms of most living things. When being used in cosmetic products it helps to lower the ph formulation. When being used to make soaps, it generally provides better foam for the soap and helps it to soften in water. It is also an active ingredient in cleaning solutions for kitchens and bathrooms. When making bath bombs, combine the citric acid with baking soda. Did you know that every year around the world, about one million tons of citric acid are produced commercially? Can you even picture that much? Neither can I! Another fun fact, citric acid can be used in shampoos to wash waxes and coloring out of your hair!
This acid is found in many different fruits and some vegetables. It can be used in food production as well. Citric acid is a natural preservative and can be used to add a sour taste to food and drinks. However it is also used in ice cream! Do you know what it is used for? It is used to keep the "fat globules" separated! A weird thought, but still cool! However, here at Nature's Garden, we sell our citric acid for uses in cosmetics, soaps, and bath bombs.
I hope that you all have figured out everything on our new site! Well if you haven't figured it all out yet, and still need a little help navigating everything, don't worry! We're here to help you! The easiest way for you to get to our citric acids on our website is to type "citric acid" into our search bar at the top of the site. That will take you directly to a page titled "Search Results for "Citric Acid."" We have two different options there. You can either purchase just regular citric acid, or you can purchase it in bulk.
Citric acid is definitely a neat and fun product! If you are looking for something new for your next project, or even future ones, try something with citric acid! Maybe some of our awesome bath bomb recipes? Or you can add it in for the next time you're making soap! Have fun! Please let us know if you have any thoughts, questions or concerns! Are you in the mood for even more fun? Check out all of our free recipes and classes! If you want to try something new but aren't sure how, don't be afraid! Try one of our classes! And make sure to watch out for more Enlightened by Layla!


text:
Brother 1816 Printed Black Font
- Font Name
- Brother 1816 Printed Black Font
- Font Family
- Brother 1816Brother 1816
- Glyphs
- 549
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2016 by Ignacio Corbo and Fernando Diaz. All rights reserved.
- Price
- $19.00
- Description
- This year we commemorate the 200th anniversary of the first sans-serif typeface. and what better way to celebrate, than to design our own sans-serif! Brother 1816 is a very flexible, multifaceted and solid typeface, mixing Geometric shapes with Humanistic strokes at the same time. You can choose between a pure geometric or humanistic style, or even mix the +20 alternate characters to create the feeling that you need for your projects. Its humanistic nature makes it easy to read, legible in small sizes; perfect for branding, editorial and signage. It's geometric nature works for bigger applications in need of more personality, like branding, headlines, posters, etc... This makes Brother an excellent tool for an incredible wide range of uses. It has a total of 32 fonts, which are divided into 2 groups: normal (16 weights) & printed (16 weights). Each weight has +460 characters, +20 alternates, angular and straight edges, swashes, fractions, ordinals and much more.... Brother has also been specially designed for web (using hinting instructions), making it work in small and large sizes on different types of screen resolutions.
- Posted by
- TipoType
- Posted on
- Aug 29, 2017
- Product Ranking
- 2516
- Highest Rank Achieved
- 55
- Licensing available
- Desktop, WebFont, Mobile App & ePub
The Original Creative Marketplace
Copyright © 2002-2020 YouWorkForThem. All Rights Reserved.
Copyright © 2002-2020 YouWorkForThem. All Rights Reserved.


text:
If you've been trying to access the Slate series and haven't been able to do so, the explanation can apparently be found above. Slate unexpectedly (at least to me) unveiled a new page format today, one consequence of which is that the Permanent Record series has become a complete mish-mash. The old URLs for the articles no longer work, and I don't want to give out the new URLs yet because the content is all jumbled up -- photo links are in the wrong places, entire swaths of text have disappeared, etc. A serious mess -- extremely frustrating!
I know some of you were taking your time to get through the series, or had bookmarked it with plans to read it later. Well, now you can't. Yes, that really stinks. Even worse, the editor and art director who produced the series both left Slate just as the articles were being published, so now the whole project is orphaned. Grrrrrr. I've sent a note to Slate's ed-in-chief, asking for the content to be corrected, restored, or whatever. Keep your fingers crossed.


text:
Bisons fall 5-1 in Pawtucket
The Red Sox got home runs from Kevin Frandsen and Daniel Nava Monday afternoon to defeat the Bisons, 5-1, in the finale of the Herd's six-game roadtrip. Buffalo split their series with Pawtucket and was an even 3-3 on the trip.
FULL RECAP: Read the story here!
Frandsen's homer with one out in the first got them on the board and back-to-back walks to Mark Wagner and Dusty Brown by Herd starter Bobby Livingston later in the inning gave Pawtucket a 2-0.
Wagner and Nava drew walks around a Brown double in the fourth inning to load the bases again against Livingston. Sac flies from Matt Sheely and Josh Reddick pushed the PawSox lead to 4-1.
Nava's homer off reliever Travis Blackley in the sixth sealed Pawtucket's second win over the Bisons in six games this season.
Buffalo scored their lone run in the bottom of the second. Chris Carter led off with the single and got himself to third on a Pawtucket error and a groundout. Andy Green scored his teammate from third with a groundout to the right side.
The loss for Buffalo went to Livingston (0-2). He allowed four runs on five hits and five walks in five innings of work.
Mike Cervenak singled in four trips to extend his hit streak to a Bisons' season-high 11 games. Mike O'Connor pitched a scoreless ninth inning. He has made five consecutive relief appearances without allowing an earned run.


text:
|Abu Dhabi and other UAE Expat Forum for Expats Living in the UAE This is the spot for those who are expats in Abu Dhabi or other Emirates of the UAE or those looking to move there.
do guys rent or buy ( cars )
All times are GMT. The time now is 12:07 AM.
Go Premium For Only $19
To list and sell your products or services, get instant access to private messages, post links, larger avatars, promotional signatures and more for only $19/month.


text:
"Trading for a Smile," Friend, Dec. 2012, 20–21
Trading for a Smile
Remember this: kindness begins with me (Children's Songbook, 145).
"You're up early," Mom said as she walked into the kitchen. It was the day of the trade fair, and I had gotten up a little earlier than usual to make sure I was ready to go.
"I'm just checking my ornaments," I said. I opened a paper sack on the table and counted my handmade Christmas wreath ornaments. I had been working on them for a month, ever since Mrs. Moore announced that we would have a trade fair to practice what we had learned about supply and demand and bartering. I hoped my ornaments would be a hit with my classmates!
When I arrived at school, my classmates had boxes and bags of their trade items. I looked around the room as they set out their goods: Suzelle had woven pot holders, Mark had made key chains out of hemp cord and silver charms, and Kylie had hammered together some bark to make boxes.
"I can't wait to start trading," I said to Jason, who was setting out some of the colorful balls he had made from balloons filled with sand. "Everyone brought really cool stuff to trade."
"Yeah, except for Lucas," Jason said.
I looked at Lucas's desk. He was setting out a few rocks that were different colors. It looked like he had gotten some rocks from his yard and drawn on them with markers.
"Think anyone will trade with him?" I asked quietly.
"No!" Jason laughed. And he was right. I noticed that Kylie's boxes were gone right away. My ornaments were pretty popular too. About halfway through the trade fair I only had two ornaments left.
I also saw that no one had traded with Lucas for any of his rocks. It seemed like he was trying to shrink or just disappear. I felt bad for him, but what could I do?
"He should have put more effort into it," I thought. "If he had set aside more time to get ready for the trade fair, he wouldn't have this problem." But I kept watching Lucas, hoping someone would trade with him.
It wasn't long before Mrs. Moore said, "All right, everyone. Five more minutes to finish your trading."
Lucas's shoulders slumped. I knew he was feeling terrible. I also knew what I had to do.
"Lucas," I said, "I'd like to swap one of my ornaments for two of your rocks. Would you like to trade?"
Lucas smiled a little and let me pick out two rocks. I handed him one of my wreath ornaments.
As we cleaned up the trade fair, I was sad that no one else had traded with Lucas. But I felt good because I had tried to include Lucas, and I had made him smile. It felt so good that I wanted to make him smile again. Maybe we could play basketball at lunch or hang out after school.
I smiled too as I looked at the rocks on my desk. They had started to look kind of nice to me.


text:
All That Glisters wrote:DavidL wrote:
What did you hit - or what hit you?
Long story short, I hit a kerb and the front anti roll bar sheared, the wheel swung backward through the wheelarch, the car straddled the kerbline and smashed into a concrete lamp column, this removed the nearside front quarter, spun the car through 180 degrees...
...I think that the comment about the lack of damage to me was because the shell had absorbed all the collision energy by breaking up (ie shearing out the wing). The nearside door was laid on the verge at the side of the lamp column with hardly any damage to it.
Thanks. I had to ask, since that's the most extensive crash damage I've seen sustained by a Midas.


text:
IP CCTV System Installation Collier Row, RM5
At Collier Row Locksmiths, we pride ourselves on our professionalism, reliability and affordability for customers. Whether you're a private homeowner, a landlord or an organisation in Collier Row, RM5 and surrounding areas, we offer engineers that are highly trained, experienced and fully insured.
We offer a range of services, if you're looking for IP CCTV system installation in Collier Row, RM5, then look no further because we undertake work across Collier Row, RM5 and surrounding areas, and you can be sure that if you contact us, we will offer the advice, information and solution you require.
What is IP CCTV?
IP CCTV sends and receives data through computer networks and the internet. The amount of people opting to use IP CCTV for surveillance is increasing, as it offers the flexibility and adaptable nature that individuals are looking for.
IP CCTV is a practical solution for the modern world and connects to your existing network whether that's at home or as part of your business. The video and audio recorded over IP CCTV is converted into data, which is then transmitted over your network, so the quality of the footage won't be compromised.
Why choose IP CCTV?
Installation for IP CCTV is simple, so you can have your IP CCTV system set up in quickly and easily. You can easily monitor and access the footage the system records from your computer or other devices, so it doesn't require you to have a multi-screen set-up to monitor. This saves you time, money and hassle.
IP CCTV uses megapixel cameras, so the footage that is recorded is of a high quality. This means that you will be able to easily identify what is happening in the footage straight away, instead of spending time trying to work it out.
Whether you're looking for an IP CCTV system installation as a deterrent, for safety or as a tool to investigate crime, IP CCTV is an ideal solution as it's fit-for-purpose, and provides high-quality imagery.
What are the benefits of using IP CCTV systems?
When it comes to CCTV systems, IP CCTV has many advantages that provide safety, clarity and consistency for your peace of mind. The resolution on a standard IP camera offers two megapixels (MP), compared to a typical analogue camera, which offers the equivalent to around 0.4MP. This means that the resolution of IP CCTV is five times that of a typical analogue system.
IP CCTV allows you to log in to a server securely and remotely, using an interface, and if required, a Video Management System used with other software that allows for licence plate recognition and motion detection, or anything else you may want to add on.
A new IP CCTV system can be powered in a number of ways. If you're replacing an existing CCTV set-up, then any existing power source can be reused for the IP CCTV installation. IP CCTV also offers the option to connect it to a device allowing data transfer and Power over Ethernet using a coax cable.
When it comes to viewing footage, you can zoom as far as you want without any loss of quality. This means that images are clear and provide clarity. IP CCTV is a cost-effective solution to suit your needs. Access control is possible with face recognition, which is built-in to the cameras, meaning you won't need to buy separate software. As IP CCTV offers high-quality footage, you'll need fewer cameras to cover specific areas.
Free instant quotes
At Collier Row, RM5 Locksmiths, we provide free, instant quotes over the phone. For larger projects, we offer free, no-obligation quotes and do not charge for call-outs.
Why should you choose Collier Row, RM5 Locksmiths to install your IP CCTV system?
Trading since 2008, we have established ourselves as a reputable business offering the best possible solutions for customers on tens of thousands of jobs. With a minimum guarantee of 12 months on most of our work, we offer you peace of mind when choosing us for your IP CCTV system installation.
We are a commercial and domestic locksmith offering services such as CCTV installations, security and burglar alarms, car unlocking and many more. As most of our work is charged on a fixed price basis, you won't be surprised with any added extras.
At Collier Row, RM5 Locksmiths, we are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. We also provide a one-hour emergency response service, which is available 24/7.
If you're looking for a knowledgeable, professional and affordable solution for your IP CCTV installation, then choose Collier Row, RM5 Locksmiths. We offer experienced and fully trained engineers to undertake our work, which means you will receive the best possible service for your IP CCTV system installation.
At Collier Row, RM5 Locksmiths, our engineers will ensure that your cameras are positioned appropriately, and pointing in the right direction to capture footage. This means that we will ensure there are no blind spots in the area of coverage for your IP CCTV system.
IP CCTV is a modern way of securing your home or business, but in order for you to get the best out of the system, it needs to be installed correctly. This is why you should choose Collier Row, RM5 Locksmiths for your IP CCTV system installation and benefit from our qualified and experienced engineers that will go the extra mile to ensure that you are completely satisfied with your IP CCTV system installation.
Collier Row, RM5 Locksmiths has been offering expert solutions for the last ten years, and our engineers have the experience and ability to provide a top quality installation for your IP CCTV system.
Our engineers will take the time to discuss your needs with you, and advise you on the best possible solutions to suit your individual circumstances. This means you will get an IP CCTV system that is customised specifically for your requirements.
We offer services in Collier Row, RM5, and surrounding areas, so if you're looking for IP CCTV system installation then get in touch with us today for a free and instant quote.
(- RM1, – RM2, – RM3, – RM4, – RM5, – RM6, – RM7, – RM8, – RM9, – RM10, – RM11, – RM12, – RM13, – RM14, – RM15, – RM16, – RM17, – RM18, – RM19, – RM20) Romford, Havering, Gidea Park, Heath Park, Harold Wood, Harold Hill, Noak Hill, Havering-atte-Bower, Abridge, Stapleford Abbotts, Navestock, Stapleford Tawney, Stapleford Aerodrome, Epping Forest, Brentwood, Collier Row, Redbridge, Chadwell Heath, Marks Gate, Little Heath, Barking, Dagenham, Rush Green, Mawneys, Becontree Heath, Becontree, Hornchurch, Emerson Park, Ardleigh Green, Hornchurch, Elm Park, Rainham, South Hornchurch, Wennington, Upminster, Cranham, North Ockendon, Bulphan, Thurrock, South Ockendon, Aveley, Chafford Hundred, Chadwell St Mary, North Stifford, Orsett, Grays, Badgers Dene, Tilbury, East Tilbury, West Tilbury, Purfleet, West Thurrock, South Stifford


text:
Page View
Alvares, Manuel, 1526-1583, et al. / Ethiopia Minor and a geographical account of the Province of Sierra Leone : (c. 1615)
Chapter 13: Reasons for the impact of this army of Manes, its marching order and its ceremonial, pp. 1-6
Page 4
This material may by protected by copyright law (e.g., Title 17, US Code).| For information on re-use see: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/Copyright


text:
Darkpaw Marauder - Custom Pet Portraits
Darkpaw Marauder - Custom Pet Portraits
Product Description
- Description
- How It works
- Shipping & Sizing
387% Satisfaction Guarantee (Yep, No Typo, We Mean it!)
Just imagine your pet striking his regal pose as The Darkpaw Knight. Yes, this stunning portrait will have everyone laughing and admiring your pet for ages to come.
So kick up your feet and enjoy watching others admire your pet's hilariously bold "I'm More Regal Than You & You Know It" kind of confidence.
6 Inspiring Reasons You Should Own An Iconic Paw Portrait
- It's One Of A Kind
- Printed on Ready To Hang Gallery Quality Canvas
- Fixes Bad Moods in Seconds
- 98.7% Guaranteed to make people laugh (Yes it's true)
- Officially lets your pet know that you think they're a big deal
- Made by Real Artists that draw pet portraits every day
Our artists create your pet's work of art with love and attention to detail. In short, we turn your pet's photo into a Masterpiece. Simply upload your favorite pet photo, and our artists will work their magic.
P.S. Iconic Paw Portraits make the perfect gift for all pet parents.
So what are you waiting for?
Join the growing family of Iconic Paw and before long, you'll be enjoying side-splitting laughter at people's reactions!
How It works
How It Works
Here are a few guidelines to keep in mind when uploading your pet's photo.


text:
When a theater's artistic director puts together a season, there are plays he feels he has to do and plays he wants to do. Then there are plays that complement the package, and when it's all decided, a theme emerges.
At Freefall Theatre in St. Petersburg, the theme of seven new shows is escaping from reality. The company announced its 2014-15 season Monday night at a party at Green Bench Brewing.
"It's really a series of plays that approach that from varying points of view," said Freefall's artistic director, Eric Davis. "It's fantasy, or it's not by choice."
There's Into the Woods (Oct. 11-Nov. 9), Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Tony Award-winning witty, subversive venture into Grimm's fairy tales. The musical's witch, made famous by Bernadette Peters, will be played at Freefall by Ann Morrison.
A Christmas Carol (Nov. 29-Dec. 24) stars David Mann as Ebenezer Scrooge. Keith Ferguson and Bruce Greer adapted Dickens' 1843 story into a holiday musical.
Freefall added a world premiere of Natalie Symons' The Buffalo Kings (Jan. 17-Feb. 8), a comedy that tells the story of the dysfunctional King family, gathered at Christmas and trying to heal after a hate crime.
Bright Lights, Big City (Feb. 28-March 22) stars Lucas Wells as Jamie in the rock musical adaptation of Jay McInerney's 1984 novel. Jamie gets caught up in New York City's 1980s fast life of drugs and parties.
Larry Alexander will play Elwood P. Dowd in Harvey (April 11-May 3, 2015), the play by Mary Chase that pairs Dowd with a large rabbit only he can see. Harvey has been done in countless high schools, but Davis said he wants to remind audiences how good the Pulitzer Prize-winning play actually is.
Davis himself hits the stage in The Tempest: Esta Isla es Mia (May 23-June 14, 2015). Davis adapted Shakespeare's play into a one-man show seen through the lens of Cuba's fight for independence from Spain.
Freefall's season closes with Mame (July 11-Aug. 9, 2015), the tale of a lady living a glamorous life when she takes in her nephew. Played at different times by Angela Lansbury, Beatrice Arthur and, on film, Lucille Ball, at Freefall Auntie Mame falls into the hands of Matthew McGee, a noted comic performer and sometimes drag star.
Freefall isn't the only professional St. Petersburg theater with a packed new season. American Stage has also released its slate of scheduled plays, which all give audiences a view into new worlds.
In The Chosen (Sept. 5-28), adapted from the Chaim Potok novel, two Jewish boys in 1944 Brooklyn grow up close in geography, yet far apart in reality. It comes from the creators of My Name is Asher Lev, performed in 2013 at American Stage.
In its Florida premiere, David Rush's Nureyev's Eyes (Oct. 17-26) will be produced in conjunction with the art exhibit "Rudolf Nureyev by James Wyeth: Images of the Dancer from the Brandywine River Museum" at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg. The play tells the story of a painter and a ballet dancer and how they came to create together.
Things lighten up with Laughter on the 23rd Floor (Nov. 21-Dec. 14), the Neil Simon comedy inspired by Simon's years writing for Sid Caesar's Your Show of Shows. Caesar died earlier this year. And for American Stage's eighth installment of its August Wilson century cycle, the pick is Radio Golf (Jan. 23-Feb. 22), Wilson's 10th and final play that posits political ambition against history.
Gutenberg! the Musical! (March 13-April 5), stars Matthew McGee and Chris Crawford in a musical spoof about a pair of playwrights who try to get a Broadway contract for their musical about printing press inventor Gutenberg.
For the 30th anniversary of American Stage's park production, artistic director Todd Olson, below, picked In the Heights (April 24-May 17, 2015), the Tony winner for best musical that chronicles a change in New York's Washington Heights. The modern musical is full of Latin flair, upbeat music and rap.
The musical in the park is the toughest choice, Olson said.
"I'm slow to love musicals," he said. "My degree is in musical theater. You think I would just love all musicals, but I don't. I'm really picky about them, and I always find picking our musical is the hardest thing to do every year."
Red (May 29-June 21, 2015) tells of a young assistant to expressionist Mark Rothko challenging the master. The season closes with One Slight Hitch (July 10-Aug. 2, 2015), the regional premiere of a play by comedian Lewis Black that brings mayhem to an otherwise perfect wedding day.
"It is a smart new comedy," Olson, above, said. "And I do think that seasons need a real balance of all those things. ... Whenever you come to American Stage, you get a balance. The meat balances out the dessert."
* * *
For information on tickets and subscription packages, visit freefalltheatre.com or americanstage.org. American Stage is offering an early bird ticket deal through Sunday.


text:
Purchasing of any item does not transfers its copyrights. Two options for commercial licenses - Basic or Extended, and an Upgrade option, are possible if you'd like to use my designs to create works for profit. If you have any questions please contact us.Read more
Karamfila's "Cinderella" collection.
Cinderella Digital Paper, Princess Planner Stickers, Fashion Fairytale Fabric Patterns, Silver Glitter Shoe, Pumpkin Carriage, Watercolor Peony.
Download includes 14 unique surface pattern designs
- JPG file format
- 12 x 12 inches
- High resolution 300 dpi
- sRGB
- Seamless (tileable, repeatable) patters
How to Manage
You can manage my products best on a computer or laptop, using graphic software such as Photoshop, Illustrator, or free alternatives as Picasa or Gimp. On mobile devices such as iPad or other tablets, you need a special software to unzip and edit the files. On smartphone it can not be downloaded and managed, unless the device specifications state otherwise.
Buying an artwork doesn't transfers its copyrights. You can't re-sell or offer this product or parts from it for free, or to claim as your artwork.
Commercial Use
This item is for personal and small commercial use. Please see how the licenses apply here.
Thank you for stopping by,
Tags: Digital Paper, watercolor, fashion, floral


text:
May 21, 2012
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand: On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared--Lt. Louis Zamperini. Captured by the Japanese and driven to the limits of endurance, Zamperini would answer desperation with ingenuity; suffering with hope, resolve, and humor. - Publisher


text:
Weelicious Hamburger Recipes For Kids
Get Your Burger On: Weelicious Burgers For Hungry Tots
Get Your Burger On: Weelicious Burgers For Hungry Tots
Fire up the grill – it's National Burger Month! This staple of the American diet becomes even more popular as Memorial Day approaches and families head outdoors for barbecues and family gatherings. Kids, in particular, love the idea of a handheld food that they can bite right into! We asked kiddie chef extraordinaire Catherine McCord, founder of Weelicious and mother of two, to share some of her mouthwatering, kid-friendly, burger recipes with us. Check out five that satisfy both grownups and tots alike!


text:
Gold Coast's Gilded Age revealed in new book
Maggie Gordon, a columnist for the Hearst Connecticut Media Group, will be signing copies of her book "The Gilded Age on Connecticut's Gold Coast: Transforming Greenwich, Stamford and Darien," from noon to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 22, at Elm Street Books, 35 Elm St., New Canaan, and at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 27, at the Rowayton Library.
Gordon leads a roaring romp through a pivotal time and the gilding of lower Fairfield County. When the railroad came through in 1848, it transformed Connecticut's coast, luring wealthy upper-crust New Yorkers to retreat from the urban crush. The cosmopolitan gentility built their magnificent mansions and suburban paradises in Greenwich, Stamford and Darien. Ornate hotels along the water welcomed American royalty, and resorts beckoned business tycoons for luxurious country weekends. Much of the Gilded Age opulence remains today in areas like Belle Haven, Wallacks Point, Shippan and Long Neck Point.
Gordon, who lives in Stamford, graduated from Syracuse University in 2008 with dual degrees in newspaper journalism and women's studies. Shortly after graduation, she moved to Fairfield County to work as a reporter at the Darien News before taking a job at the Advocate in Stamford as the education reporter. After a few years, she launched the weekly feature "Trending with Maggie Gordon," which runs in the Advocate, Connecticut Post, Danbury News-Times and Greenwich Time. In addition to "Trending," she also covers real estate for the Greenwich Time.
For information, call 203-966-4545 or visit www.elmstreetbooks.com.


text:
Drug Articles
Drug Addiction
Drug Addiction Treatment
Drug Rehab
Contact Us
Drug Articles
Drug Addiction
Drug Addiction Treatment
Drug Rehab
Contact Us
There's a way out of addiction. Get treatment that works. Call Today.
(855) 837-1334
Brought to you by Elements Behavioral Health
co-occuring disorders Tag
A Second Chance to Overcome Addiction
November 5, 2015
Research & News
Psychiatric Illness and the Potential For Addiction
November 16, 2012
Research & News
Do People with Mental Illnesses Such as Schizophrenia Self-Medicate with Drugs?
November 11, 2012
Arizona Drug Rehab
California Drug Rehab
Drug Rehab Arizona
Drug Rehab Florida
Drug Rehab Mississippi
Drug Rehab Pennsylvania
Drug Rehab Tennessee
Drug Rehab Texas
Drug Rehab Utah
Inpatient Drug Rehab Florida
Texas Drug Rehab
Find the Best Drug Rehab in Florida
Best Malibu Drug Rehab
What Is The Best Program for Drug Rehab in Arizona?
What Can I Expect At Inpatient Drug Rehab in Florida?
Rediscover hope at our California drug rehab!
Begin your life's journey in our Texas drug rehab!
A life-saving Arizona drug rehab treatment
Join our alcohol rehab in Arizona for a new life!
Our drug rehab in Utah is your salvation
A life-defining drug rehab in Texas
A life-changing drug rehab in Tennessee
Join our drug rehab in Pennsylvania for a fresh start!
Join our drug rehab in Mississippi!
A life-saving drug rehab in Florida
Leading Malibu drug rehab programs
Drug Rehab in Arizona
Join our inpatient drug rehab in Florida!
Why our California drug rehab treatment is the best
Join our Texas drug rehab!
Forge your new life at our Arizona drug rehab!
Rehab Drug Orange County
Alcohol Rehab Riverside
Austin Sober Living Homes
Alcohol Rehab Chatsworth
Recovery Center Billing
Orange County Drug Rehab
Mental Health Austin
Woodland Hills treatment center
Drug Rehab Draper Utah
Outpatient Drug Rehab South Florida
Alcohol Rehab Colmar PA
Treatment Center South Florida
Residential Treatment Facilities In Indiana
Drug Rehab In Virginia
Alcohol Treatment St Louis
Drug Rehab Prescott Az
Heroin Rehab Arizona
Drug Detox Center
Skilled Nursing Facility Fresno Ca
Indiana Alcohol Rehab
Outpatient treatment Florida
Best alcohol treatment centers
Chatsworth Drug Rehab
Texas Rehab
Sober Living Austin
drug rehab Oklahoma
drug detox Santa clarita
Addiction Treatment Center Austin
Biosound Treatment Center
Medical Detox Orange County
Related Articles
© 2020 Elements Behavioral Health


text:
Prenuptial Agreement FAQ
Find FAQs related to prenuptial agreements.
Find FAQs related to prenuptial agreements.
The benefits of a prenuptial agreement cannot be overstated. Marriage is a legal communion of property. If the marriage ends, deciding how to distribute property is often the biggest source of conflict for couples. Prenuptial agreements minimize such difficulties by:
Probably not. The courts hold that most living together agreements are not made in contemplation of marriage. You should create a prenuptial agreement to replace any existing pre-marital agreements.
Yes. In general, you will be able to alter or modify any terms of the agreement. The changes must be in writing and signed by both parties. The other terms of the agreement will remain intact, unless you revoke the entire agreement in writing.
The courts typically uphold prenuptial agreements unless one person shows:
The answer depends on your specific circumstances. You should seriously consider a prenuptial agreement if any of the following circumstances apply to you:


text:
The Spectrum of Riemannium
By Brian Hayes
Tracing an intriguing link between number theory and nuclear physics
Tracing an intriguing link between number theory and nuclear physics
The year: 1972. The scene: Afternoon tea in Fuld Hall at the Institute for Advanced Study. The camera pans around the Common Room, passing by several Princetonians in tweeds and corduroys, then zooms in on Hugh Montgomery, boyish Midwestern number theorist with sideburns. He has just been introduced to Freeman Dyson, dapper British physicist.
Dyson: So tell me, Montgomery, what have you been up to?
Montgomery: Well, lately I've been looking into the distribution of the zeros of the Riemann zeta function.
Dyson: Yes? And?
Montgomery: It seems the two-point correlations go as.... (turning to write on a nearby blackboard):
Dyson: Extraordinary! Do you realize that's the pair-correlation function for the eigenvalues of a random Hermitian matrix? It's also a model of the energy levels in a heavy nucleus—say U-238.
I present this anecdote in cinematic form because I expect to see it on the big screen someday, now that mathematicians outgun cowboys and secret agents at the box office. Besides, the screenplay genre gives me license to dramatize and embellish a little. By the time the movie opens at your local multiplex, the script doctors will have taken further liberties with the facts. For example, the equation for nuclear energy levels will have become the secret formula of the atomic bomb.
Even without Hollywood hyperbole, however, the chance encounter of Montgomery and Dyson was a genuinely dramatic moment. Their conversation revealed an unsuspected connection between areas of mathematics and physics that had seemed remote. Why should the same equation describe both the structure of an atomic nucleus and a sequence at the heart of number theory? And what do random matrices have to do with either of those realms? In recent years, the plot has thickened further, as random matrices have turned up in other unlikely places, such as games of solitaire, one-dimensional gases and chaotic quantum systems. Is it all just a cosmic coincidence, or is there something going on behind the scenes?
How things distribute themselves in space or time or along some more abstract dimension is a question that comes up in all the sciences. An astronomer wants to know how galaxies are scattered around the universe; a biologist might study the distribution of genes along a strand of chromatin; a seismologist records the temporal pattern of earthquakes; a mathematician ponders the sprinkling of prime numbers among the integers. Here I shall consider only discrete, one-dimensional distributions, where the positions of items can be plotted along a line.
Figure 1 shows samples of several such distributions, some of them mathematically defined and others derived from measurements or observations. All of the samples have been scaled so that exactly 100 levels fit in the space allotted. Thus the mean distance between levels is the same in all cases, but the patterns are nonetheless quite diverse. For example, the earthquake series is highly clustered, which surely reflects some geophysical mechanism. The lower-frequency fluctuations of tree-ring data probably have both biological and climatological causes. And it's anyone's guess how to explain the locations of bridges recorded while driving along a stretch of Interstate highway.
In analyzing patterns of this kind, there is seldom much hope of predicting the positions of individual elements in a series. The aim is statistical understanding—a description of a typical pattern rather than a specific one. I shall focus on two statistical measures: nearest-neighbor spacings and the two-point correlation function.
The simplest of all distributions is a periodic one. Think of a picket fence or the monotonous ticking of a clock: All the intervals between elements of the series are exactly the same. The obvious counterpoint to such a repetitive pattern is a totally random one. And between these extremes of order and disorder there are various intermediate possibilities, such as a "jiggled" picket fence, where periodic levels have been randomly displaced by a small amount.
A graph of nearest-neighbor spacings readily distinguishes among the periodic, random and jiggled patterns (see Figure 2). For the periodic distribution, the graph is a single point: All the spacings are the same. The nearest-neighbor spectrum of the random distribution is more interesting: The frequency of any spacing x is proportional to e-x. This negative-exponential law implies that the smallest spacing between levels is the likeliest. The jiggled pattern yields a bell-shaped curve, suggesting that the nearest-neighbor intervals have a Gaussian distribution.
The pair-correlation function mentioned by Montgomery and Dyson captures some of the same information as the nearest-neighbor spectrum, but it is calculated differently. For each distance x, the correlation function counts how many pairs of levels are separated by x, whether or not those levels are nearest neighbors. The pair-correlation function for a random distribution is flat, since all intervals are equally likely. As the distribution becomes more orderly, the pair-correlation function develops humps and ripples; for the periodic distribution it is a series of sharp spikes.
Among the spectra in Figure 1 is a series of 100 energy levels of an atomic nucleus, measured 30 years ago with great finesse by H. I. Liou and James Rainwater and their colleagues at Columbia University. The nucleus in question is that of the rare-earth element erbium-166. A glance at the spectrum reveals no obvious patterns; nevertheless, the texture is quite different from that of a purely random distribution. In particular, the erbium spectrum has fewer closely spaced levels than a random sequence would. It's as if the nuclear energy levels come equipped with springs to keep them apart. This phenomenon of "level repulsion" is characteristic of all heavy nuclei.
What kind of mathematical structure could account for such a spectrum? This is where those eigenvalues of random Hermitian matrices enter the picture. They were proposed for this purpose in the 1950s by the physicist Eugene P. Wigner. As it happens, Wigner was another Princetonian, who could therefore make an appearance in our movie. Let him be the kindly professor who explains things to a dull student, while the audience nods knowingly. The dialogue might go like this:
Wigner: Come, we'll make ourselves a random Hermitian matrix. We start with a square array, like a chessboard, and in each little square we put a random number....
Student: What kind of number? Real? Complex?
Wigner: It works with either, but real is easier.
Student: And what kind of random? Do we take them from a uniform distribution, a Gaussian...?
Wigner: Customarily Gaussian with mean 0 and variance 1, but this is not critical. What is critical is that the matrix be Hermitian. A Hermitian matrix—it's named for the French mathematician Charles Hermite—has a special symmetry. The main diagonal, running from the upper left to the lower right, acts as a kind of mirror, so that all the elements in the upper triangle are reflected in the lower triangle.
Student: Then the matrix isn't really random, is it?
Wigner: If you insist, we'll call it half-random. We fill the upper half with random numbers, and then we copy them into the lower half. So now we have our random Hermitian matrix M, and when we calculate its eigenvalues....
Student: But how do I do that?
Wigner: You start up Matlab and you type "eig(M)"!
Eigenvalues go by many names, all of them equally opaque: characteristic values, latent roots, the spectrum of a matrix. Definitions, too, are more numerous than helpful. For present purposes it seems best to say that every N-by-N matrix is associated with an Nth-degree polynomial equation, and the eigenvalues are the roots of this equation. There are N of them. In general, the eigenvalues can be complex numbers, even when the elements of the matrix are real, but the symmetry of a Hermitian matrix ensures that all the eigenvalues will be real. Hence they can be sorted from smallest to largest and arranged along a line, like energy levels. In this configuration they look a lot like the spectrum of a heavy nucleus. Of course the eigenvalues do not match any particular nuclear spectrum level-for-level, but statistically the resemblance is strong.
When I first heard of the random-matrix conjecture in nuclear physics, what surprised me most was not that it might be true but that anyone would ever have stumbled on it. But Wigner's idea was not just a wild guess. In Werner Heisenberg's formulation of quantum mechanics, the internal state of an atom or a nucleus is represented by a Hermitian matrix whose eigenvalues are the energy levels of the spectrum. If we knew the entries in all the columns and rows of this matrix, we could calculate the spectrum exactly. Of course we don't have that knowledge, but Wigner's conjecture suggests that the statistics of the spectrum are not terribly sensitive to the specific matrix elements. Thus if we just choose a typical matrix—a large one with elements selected according to a certain statistical rule—the predictions should be approximately correct. The predictions of the model were later worked out more precisely by Dyson and others.
So much for nuclear physics; what about number theory and the zeta function?
The most celebrated sequence in number theory is that of the primes: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11.... The overall trend in this series is well known. In the neighborhood of any large integer x, the proportion of numbers that are prime is approximately 1/log x, which implies that although the primes go on forever, they get sparser as you climb farther out on the number line. Superimposed on this gradual thinning of the crop are smaller-scale fluctuations that are harder to understand in detail. The sequence of primes looks quite random and erratic, and yet it cannot possibly have the same nearest-neighbor statistics as a truly random spectrum. The nearest that two primes can approach each other (except in one anomalous case) is 2. Pairs that have this minimum spacing, such as 29 and 31, are called twin primes. No one knows whether there are infinitely many of them.
In addition to directly exploring the primes, mathematicians have taken a roundabout approach to understanding their distribution by way of the Riemann zeta function. This function, although named both by and for Bernhard Riemann, was first studied in the 18th century by Leonhard Euler, who defined it as a sum over all the natural numbers:
In other words, take each natural number n from 1 to infinity, raise it to the power s, take the reciprocal, and add up the entire series. The sum is finite whenever s is greater than 1. For example, Euler showed that z(2) is equal to p2/6, or about 1.645:
Euler also proved a remarkable identity, equating the summation formula, with its one term for each natural number, to a product formula that has one term for each prime. This second definition states:
The recipe in this case is to take each prime p from 2 to infinity, raise it to the power s, then after some further arithmetic multiply together the terms for all p. The result is the same as that of the summation. This connection between a sum over all integers and a product over all primes was a hint that the zeta function might have something to say about the distribution of primes among the integers, and in fact the two series are intimately related.
Riemann's contribution, in 1859, was to extend the domain of the zeta function so that it applies not just when s is a real number greater than 1 but when s is any number—positive or negative, real or complex—with the single exception of numbers whose real part is equal to 1. Over much of the complex plane the function turns out to be wildly oscillatory, crossing from positive to negative values infinitely often. The crossing points, where ζ(s)=0, are called the zeros of the zeta function. There is an infinite series of them along the negative real axis, but these are not looked upon with great interest. Riemann called attention to a different infinite series of zeros lying above and below the real axis in a vertical strip of the complex plane that includes all numbers whose real part is between 0 and 1. Riemann calculated the locations of the first three of these zeros and found that they lie right in the middle of the strip, on the "critical line" with real coordinate 1/2. On the basis of this evidence, plus incredible intuition, he conjectured that all the complex zeros are on the critical line. This is the Riemann hypothesis, widely regarded as the juiciest prize plum in all of contemporary mathematics.
In the years since Riemann located the first three zeta zeros, quite a few more have been found. A cooperative computing network called ZetaGrid, organized by Sebastian Wedeniwski of IBM, has checked 385 billion of them. So far, every one is on the critical line. There's even a proof that infinitely many lie on the line, but what's wanted is a proof that none lie anywhere else. That goal remains out of reach.
In the meantime, other aspects of the zeta zeros have come under scrutiny. Assuming that all the zeros are indeed on the critical line, what is their distribution along that line? How does their density vary as a function of the "height," T, above or below the real axis?
As with the primes, the overall trend in the abundance of zeta zeros is known. The trend goes the opposite way: Whereas primes get rarer as they get larger, the zeta zeros crowd together with increasing height. The number of zeros in the neighborhood of height T is proportional to log T, signifying a slow increase. But, again, the trend is not smooth, and the details of the fluctuations are all-important. Gaps and clumps in the series of zeta zeros encode information about corresponding features in the sequence of primes.
Montgomery's work on the pair-correlation function of the zeta zeros was a major step toward understanding the statistics of the fluctuations. And the encounter in Fuld Hall, when it emerged that Montgomery's correlation formula is the same as that for eigenvalues of random matrices, ignited further interest. The correlation function implies level repulsion among the zeros just as it does in the nucleus, producing a deficiency of closely spaced zeros.
Montgomery's result is not a theorem; his proof of it is contingent on the truth of the Riemann Hypothesis. But the accuracy of the correlation function can be tested by comparing the theoretical prediction with computed values of zeta zeros. Over the past 20 years Andrew M. Odlyzko, now at the University of Minnesota, has taken the computation of zeta zeros to heroic heights in order to perform such tests. For this purpose it is not enough to verify that the zeros lie on the critical line; the program must accurately measure the height of each zero along that line, which is a more demanding task. One of Odlyzko's early papers was titled "The 1020th zero of the Riemann zeta function and 175 million of its neighbors." Since then he has gone on to compute even longer series of consecutive zeros at even greater heights, now reaching the neighborhood of the 1023rd zero. The agreement between predicted and measured correlations is striking, and it gets better and better with increasing height.
Is it all just a fluke, this apparent link between matrix eigenvalues, nuclear physics and zeta zeros? It could be, although a universe with such chance coincidences in its fabric might be considered even stranger than one with mysterious causal connections.
Another possible explanation is that the statistical distribution seen in these three cases (and in several others I have not discussed) is simply a very common way for things to organize themselves. There is an analogy here with the Gaussian distribution, which turns up everywhere in nature because many different processes all lead to it. Whenever multiple independent contributions are summed up, the outcome is the familiar bell-shaped Gaussian curve: This observation is the essence of the Central Limit Theorem. Maybe some similar principle makes the eigenvalue distribution ubiquitous. Thus for Montgomery and Dyson to come up with the same correlation function would not be such a long shot after all.
Still another view is that the zeros of the zeta function really do represent a spectrum—a series of energy levels just like those of the erbium nucleus, but generated by the mathematical element Riemannium. This idea traces back to David Hilbert and George Pólya, who both suggested (independently) that the zeros of the zeta function might be the eigenvalues of some unknown Hermitian "operator." An operator is a mathematical concept that seems on first acquaintance rather different from a matrix—it is a function that applies to functions—but operators too have eigenvalues, and a Hermitian operator has symmetries that make all the eigenvalues real numbers, just as in the case of a Hermitian matrix.
If the Hilbert-Pólya thesis is correct, then random-matrix methods succeed in number theory for essentially the same reason they work in nuclear physics—because the detailed structure of a large matrix (or operator) is less important than its global symmetries, so that any typical matrix with the right symmetries will produce statistically similar results. Behind these approximations stands some unique Hermitian operator, which determines the exact position of all the Riemann zeros and hence the distribution of the primes.
Is that universal operator really out there, waiting to be discovered? Will it ever be identified? For the answers to those questions you'll have to see the movie. I don't want to give away the ending.
© Brian Hayes
I owe the title of this column to Oriol Bohigas, who mentioned "the spectrum of Riemannium" in a talk at the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute in Berkeley, where I was an embedded journalist in 1999. At that time I also benefitted from discussions with Alan Edelman, Peter Forrester, Andrew Odlyzko, Craig Tracy and others.
Click "American Scientist" to access home page


text:
Arab in America – The Lost And Found Edit
// October 18th, 2011 // Making Arab
This is the full, fifteen minute version of Arab in America (recently discovered in wmv format sitting on an ftp server). The movie did not officially end up this way. Right before we sent the film to Cannes, we re-edited the film away from this version because we didn't like pacing. Looking back at it four years later, I am positive that this is the best edit of Arab in America I've ever seen and wish we had officially released this version instead… And since we haven't officially released the film yet, we decided to give away this gem for free until by some miracle, Five on Fifty Films gets to make the Feature Film or get the Arab Short distributed. Anyway, until then… Enjoy!
Haven't gotten enough Arab in America?!? Watch more clips below! (including a kinda Behind the Scenes!)
Arab in America Teaser – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCacAodQTbY
Arab in America Trailer – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCGFkigPQSg
Arab in America 5 Minute One Nation Edit – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7uBODRYkQY
Arab in America Behind the Scenes EPK – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Mr4pCciBmM